Things that make me go... Hmmmmm...

 

MY MOM SAYS THIS TO ME ALL THE TIME.  

Does your mom say stuff that kind of is like fingernails on a chalkboard?  But the funny thing is, her annoying words come back to me at the most helpful times.  Today, I called an old friend and found out that he is struggling badly with an addiction.  He has tried and tried to get out of it, but it is winning, he says.  This is a guy who was one of my strongest Christian influences a year ago. 

He led the most meaningful devos and was the most encouraging, nicest person in our whole youth group.  

His parents moved to Washington state and I hear that things are wild there. 

Like no morals at all

I live in the Bible Belt, so I really would not have an idea 

about Meth being given out like candy and stuff.

Anyway, I was on the phone, and to my horror, those annoying words of my mother 

just flowed out of my mouth as if I thought of them. 

"One Day, or Day One???"

Can you believe that?  

She and I are really quite close, but we are so much alike that we butt heads on the daily. 

Does anyone get along with their moms when they are 17?

I think not.  

Maybe girls do, but when someone is home educated and 

barely alone, with a house full of kids and 

a very strong willed mom... 

Well...

it is a recipe for WAR sometimes. 

He He

this was me at age 7 at a labyrinth in Pennsylvania

But we have this little agreement... 

no matter what happens, 

if the house explodes, even, 

We promised each other that we would never go to sleep mad at each other

Ephesians 4:26 tells us that we are commanded to "be angry but not sin."  I read through the Psalms every year, many times a year.  Psalm 4:4 reads, "Tremble and do not sin."  My preacher said that this was labeled an "Evening Prayer of Trust in God."  Verse 4 states, "When you are on your bed, search your heart and be silent."  I guess that means, listen for the answers.  Not audibly, but honestly, I can't tell you how many times when I have remained silent and just listened, something that my mom or dad said comes into my mind, and it is the perfect answer to the problem. 

So get mad at your mom, huff and puff, go for a run, ride your bike like a madman, and get all emotional, but don't go to bed like that. 

A lot of love, along with some seriously strong other emotions
go between us often, but I love my mom! 

Call a friend, go to a Labyrinth, pray, do anything except 

going to sleep angry. 

 

I think God knew what He was saying and we better heed His words

on that one. 

Just sharing some of my thoughts on this icy, stuck at home day in Missouri.

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PS pray for my friend, please !

Ju